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JAPAN TURN 15 - SPRING 1943

PURCHASE
DD, Tranny, 2 FTR, TAC, BMB 2 Inf, 2 Art

NON-COMB MOVE

THE HUNAN MASSACRE - 30 000 civilians killed

COLLECT INCOME - CONV DISRUPTION

Sub in sz 6 = loss 2 IPC
Sub in sz 19 = loss 1 IPC
Sub in sz 20 = loss 1 IPC
Sub in sz 35 = loss 1 IPC
Sub in sz 36 = loss 1 IPC
Sub in sz 44 = loss 1 IPC
Sub in sz 42 = loss 1 IPC

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At this point I split USA in a Euro part and a Pacific part

USA TURN 15 - SPRING 1943

TRIDENT CONFERENCE - WASHINGTON - FDR and Winston:
-Plan the Italian campaign
-Agree to increase SBR on Germany
Agree to increase the pressure on Japan

PROPAGANDA: - “Rosie the Riveter” appears everywhere
TECH - The ENIAC-computer is invented
PURCHASE
East: CV, 2 Air, BB, Sub, Tranny, 4 FTR, TAC, 6 BMB, Tank, 4 Inf, Art, Paratrooper
Lend Lease to UK: 2 Trannies, FTR, TAC, BMB, Tank
Lend Lease to USSR: FTR, Tank
Lend Lease to France: Tank

COMBAT EUROPE

BOMB CAMPAIGN:
UK: 3 BMB SBR> W. GE: 4 FTR + Factory
Loss US: 1 BMB + Loss GE: FTR + Factory = 50 % damage

Alg: 3 BMB SBR> S. IT: FTR + Airbase (Rome)
Loss US: 1 BMB + Loss IT: 1 FTR + AB = 100 % damage

BATTLE OF ATLANTIC - ANTI SUB OP
CV, 1 Air, DD attack> sz 103 (Azores): 1 Sub Ge = sunk
DD + 1 cv-Air attack> sz 90: Sub GE = sunk

OPERATION VULCAN - INVASION OF TUNISIA
Alg: Tank, Mech, 2 Inf + 3 FTR, 2 TAC attack> Tun: Tank, Inf (GE) + Inf, FTR (IT)
Loss Axis: all units

NON-COMB MOVE
BOLERO CONV
US: Tanny w Inf Tank to sz 109 + offload in UK
US: 6 BMB to UK

TORCH CONV
US: 2 Trannies w Tank, Art, 2 Inf + Tranny w Tank (FRA) to 91 + offload in Morocco
FTR, TAC, BMB to Mor.

TRANSIT TO PAC
2 CA, 2 Sub (made in the east coast but used in the Pac.)

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US PACIFIC

PURCHASE
West: CV, Air, CA, DD, Tranny, FTR, TAC, BMB

COMBAT PACIFIC
BOMB CAMPAIGN
Yunnan: BMB SBR> FIC = 0 dam fiasco
India: BMB SBR> Malaya = 0 dam fiasco
W. Aus: BMB SBR> Java Oil field = 0 dam fiasco

OPERATION LANDCRAB
CA, DD, Sub attack> sz 8: CA, Sub
Loss Ja: all units
Tranny w Inf, Art amp> Aleutian Isl: Inf
Loss JA: all units

BATTLE OF BISMARCK SEA
Aus: BMB attack> sz 47: DD, Tranny
Loss JA: all units

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CHINA TURN 15 - SPRING 1943

PURCHASE
KMT: 3 Inf
CCP: Inf

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UK TURN 15 - SPRING 1943

Winston ditch uncle Draza and the Chetniks.
Winston now support Tito and the Partisans.

TECH
-Gloster Meteor Jet first flight
-COLOSSUS - computer invented

PURCHASE
UK: CA, Sub, 2 FTR, 2 BMB, Tank, Art, Inf, Para + Lend Lease to USSR: FTR
CAN: Tranny, Art + Lend Lease to USSR: Mech
W. Afr: Inf

COMBAT
BOMB CAMPAIGN
UK: 1 BMB SBR> GE: FTR + Berlin
Loss UK: 1 BMB + Loss Ge: 1 FTR

UK: 1 BMB SBR> Great Ge: factory (Skoda Works) = damage

UK: 3 BMB SBR> W. GE: 2 FTR + factory
Loss UK: 2 BMB + Loss GE. FTR + factory = total damage

THE RAMROD RAID
UK: FTR, TAC SBR> Holl/Belg Naval Base = damage

NON-COMB MOVE
OPERATION STRIKE
Libya: Tank, Mech to Tunisia

Tranny w Inf (S. Africa) to sz 81 + offload in Egy

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ITALY TURN 15 - SPRING 1943

There were always an old friendship between Italy and Serbia, so naturally Musso is now infuriated that Adolf killed the serbian Chetniks, but Musso promise uncle Draza this will be fixed.

COMBAT
OPERATION BLACK
Yugo: Inf (IT) attack> Yugo (contested terr.) Inf (partisan)
Loss IT: Inf (fiasco)

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ANZAC AND UK PAC TURN 15 - SPRING 1943

PURCHASE
India: 2 Inf

COMBAT

Ind: BMB SBR> Siam (Bankok) = damage

OPERATION TRANSOM
Ceylon: TF 65: CV, Air, BB, CA, DD to sz 41 + cv-Air SBR> Sumatra oil fields = damage

NON-COMB MOVE
W. Aus: Tranny w Inf (ANZ)(from former Pamphlet conv) to sz 46 + offload in New Guin

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FRANCE TURN 15 - SPRING 1943

NON-COMB MOVE

sz 91 Tranny(US) w Tank (FRA) offload in Morocco

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ROUND 16 - (june, july aug 1943)

GERMANY TURN 16 - SUMMER 1943

Adolf start building the Eastern Wall.
Adolf also move all subs out of the North Atlantic and American coast - better luck in south

Erik Scavenius (Danish player) leave the Axis Team, because he figure they will lose the war.
Adolf now need to occupy Denmark, the former friend

PURCHASE
GE. 3 FTR, TAC, BMB, 3 Tank, 4 Art, 10 Inf
Belo: Blockhouse
sz 105: 4 Subs

COMBAT

BOMBING OF GORKY - the largest raid
Pol: 4 BMB SBR> Rus: 5 FTR + factory (Gorky)
Loss Ge: 2 BMB + Loss USSR: 2 FTR + Factory total damage

OPERATION CITADELL - BATTLE OF KURSK
Smo: 2 Tank, 2 Mech, Art + TAC attack> Bry: 5 Tanks, 6 Inf, 6 Art, AA, FTR, 2 TAC
Ukr: 2 Tank, 2 Inf, Art + TAC attack> Bry
Loss GE: Tank, Inf, Art + Loss USSR: 2 Tank, 2 Inf, 2 TAC
attacker retreat to Ukr
(I placed Kursk to Bryansk because it is a nice bulge that fit for that purpose.)

BATTLE OF ATLANTIC
2 Subs attack> sz 107: CV, DD
Loss GE: 2 Subs

1 Sub attack> sz 102: CV, DD
Loss GE. 1 Sub

1 Sub attack> sz 103: CV, DD
Loss GE: 1 Sub

1 Sub attack> sz 85: = conv disruption 2 IPC
1 Sub attack> sz 82: = conv, disruption 2 IPC
1 Sub attack> sz 70: = conv. disruption 2 IPC

NON-COMB MOVE

OCCUPATION OF DENMARK
W. GE: Inf to Den
sz 113: Coastal Gunboat (Den) is scuttled

OP. LEHGANG - THE EVACUATION OF SICILY
Sicily: all units to S. Italy

The iconic battle of Kursk

Battle of Atlantic

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USSR TURN 16 - SUMMER 1943

PURCHASE
RUS: 3 FTR, 3 TAC, BMB, 6 Tanks, 9 Inf, 4 Art, AA
Yugo: 1 partisan inf

COMBAT

BALTIC SEA CAMPAIGN
Sub attack> sz 114: 2 DD
Loss USSR: Sub

OPERATION KUTUZOV - BATTLE OF SMOLENSK
Rus: 6 Inf, 5 Art, 3 Tanks + 2 TAC attack> Smo: 6 Inf, 3 Art, Tank, FTR, AA
Loss USSR: 2 Inf, 2 Art, 2 Tank, TAC + Loss GE: 2 Inf, Tank
attacker retreat

OPERATION POLKOVODETS - BATTLE OF WESTERN UKRAINE
Bry: 4 Inf, 4 Art, 3 Tanks + 2 TAC attack> W. UKr: 6 Inf, 3 Art, Tank, FTR, AA
Loss USSR: 2 Inf, 2 Art, 2 Tank, TAC + Loss GE: 2 Inf
attacker retreat

DONBAS STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE
Volg: 4 Inf, 2 Art, 2 Tanks + FTR, TAC attack> Ros: Art, AA (GE) + 3 Inf (IT)
Cauc: 4 Inf, 2 Art attack> Ros
Loss USSR: 3 Inf, Tank, TAC + Loss Axis: all units

NON-COMB MOVE
2 AA to Bry
2 AA to Rost

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JAPAN TURN 16 - SUMMER 1943

PURCHASE
Sub, Tranny, 2 FTR, TAC, BMB, 2 Inf, 2 Art

COLLECT INCOME
CONV DISRUPTION

Sub in sz 6 = loss 1 IPC
Sub in sz 19: = loss 1 IPC
Sub in sz 20: = loss 1 IPC
Sub in sz 35: = loss 1 IPC

Sub in sz 36: = loss 1 IPC
Sub in sz: 44 = loss 1 IPC
Sub in sz: 42: = loss 1 IPC

CV, BB, CA, DD in sz 41: = loss 4 IPC

Tojos fixation on the Bushido warrior culture made the idea of protecting merchant ships far fetched, giving the Allied submarines an easy and safe job.

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USA TURN 16 - SUMMER 1943

THE PATTON SLAPPING INCIDENT - no recognition of shell shock
Eisenhower and Marshall want to fire Patton
FDR settle for 1 year paid vacation - problem solved

THE MAY INCIDENT
Andrew May tell the Press that no US submarine has been sunk so far because the japanese depth charges are not set deep enough. But that will change soon.

PURCHASE
East: CV, Air, CA, DD, Sub, Tranny, 4 FTR, TAC, 6 BMB, Tank, 4 Inf, Art
Lend Lease to UK: 2 Tannies, FTR, TAC, BMB, Tank
Lend Lease to USSR: FTR, Tank
Lend Lease to France: Tank
West: CV, Air, CA, DD, Sub, Tranny, FTR, TAC, BMB, Marines

COMBAT EUROPE
OPERATION GOMORRHA
UK: 4 BMB SBR> W. GE: 4 FTR + factory
Loss US: BMB + Loss GE: FTR + factory = total damage

UK: BMB SBR> Norway Naval Base = damage

Algeria: BMB SBR> S. IT (Roma) FTR
Loss US: BMB + Loss IT: FTR

OPERATION TIDAL WAVE
Egypt: BMB SBR> Romania Oil Field = 40 % damage
(BMB is lost on its way back, but ain’t no rule for that)

THE SHUTTLE RAID
UK: 2 BMB SBR> Great Germany: 2 FTR + (Skoda Factory)
Loss US: 1 BMB + Loss GE: FTR + factory 40 % damage
BMB land in Algeria

OPERATION HUSKY - The invasion of Sicily
GIB 91: CA, 2 DD + 2 Trannies attack> sz 95: Sub
Loss IT: all units
2 Inf, Art, Tank + TAC amp> Sicily: 2 Inf
Loss US: Inf + Loss Italy: all units

COMBAT PACIFIC
THE SOLOMON CAMP
26: CA, DD attack> sz 49: DD
Loss JAP: all units

NON-COMB MOVE
BOLERO CONV
TORCH CONV
THE ZOOT SUIT RIOTS
RACE RIOTS - 50 killed + 3000 arrested

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CHINA TURN 16 - SUMMER 1943

PURCHASE
KMT: 3 Inf
CCP: inf
ROC: Inf

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UK TURN 16 - SUMMER 1943

QUEBEC CONFERENCE - QUADRANT -Winston, King and FDR
-D-day Normandy set for may 1944
-Limit sharing of nuclear energy tech.
-Mountbatten is Supreme Leader South East Asia

LUSO-BRITISH AGREEMENT
Salazar (Portugal) and Winston remember the Anglo-Portugese Treaty of 1373
UK can now lease the Airbase on Azores Island (sz 103)

THE GIBRALTAR CRASH - Sikorsky, the Pol in exile player, is killed

PURCHASE
UK: DD, 2 FTR, 2 BMB, Tank, Art, Inf + LL to USSR: Tank
CAN Pac: Tranny + LL to USSR: Mech

COMBAT
THE BOMB CAMP
UK: 4 BMB SBR> Ge: 4 FTR + Berlin
Loss UK: BMB + Loss GE: FTR + Berlin = damage

OP. GOMORRHA
UK: 4 BMB SBR> W. GE: 4 FTR + factory
Loss UK: BMB + Loss Ge: FTR + factory total damage

POINT BLANK RAIDS
UK: 2 TAC + 2 FTR escort SBR> Norm: FTR + factory
Loss UK: FTR, TAC + Loss GE: FTR + factory damage

Algeria: BMB SBR> N. It: FTR + factory
Loss UK: BMB

BAY OF BISCAY OFFENSIVE
UK 109: DD + 2 TAC attack> sz 105: 4 Subs
Loss GE: all units

NON-COMB MOVE

OP. HUSKY
sz 92: CV, Air, BB, 2 CA, DD, Tranny w Inf, Art + Inf (CAN) + Inf (POL) to sz 95 + offload Sicily

UK: TAC, FTR to Azores Island

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ITALY TURN 16 - SUMMER 1943

Musso arrested by police - Badoglio new Italian player

ARMISTICE AT CASSIBLE - Italy join the Allies.
Italian fleet is made ready to be interned in Malta and Egypt

BULGARIA
Tsar Boris II is dead. Simeon II (6 years old) is new Tsar (and new Bulgarian player)
Prince Kiril and Bogdan Filov will play on behalf of tsar Simeon

NON-COMB MOVE

BB, CA, DD, Sub to sz 93 ready to sail to Malta and Egypt for internation
BB, CA, Sub, Tranny to sz 97 ready to sail to Malta and Egypt for internation
DD, Tranny to sz 99
2 CA to Atlantic Ocean

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ANZAC AND UK PAC TURN 16 - SUMMER 1943

Earl Wavel new viceroy of India (new India player)

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FRANCE TURN 16 - SUMMER 1943

NON-COMB MOVE
sz 91: Tranny (US) w Tank (FRA) offload in Morocco

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ROUND 17 (sept, oct nov 1943)

GERMANY TURN 17 FALL 1943

THE GRAN SASSO-RAID paratroopers free Musso from jail.
Adolf orders Operation Alaric, punish italians.
Adolf orders schorched earth in east

PURCHASE
4 Subs, 3 FTR, TAC, BMB, 3 Tank, 3 Art, 10 Inf, +2 Blockhouses in east + Atlantic Wall Fort

COMBAT
OPERATION ALARIC -FIGHT ITALIANS

Greece: FTR, TAC attack> sz 99: DD, Tranny (IT)
Loss IT: all units

W. GE: 2 TAC, 2 BMB attack> sz 93: BB, CA, DD (IT)
Loss IT: all units

FRA: 2 Inf, Art attack> S. FRA: Inf (IT)
Loss IT: all units

Bul: 3 Tanks, Inf attack> Greece: 2 Inf, Mech, TAC (IT)
Loss IT: all units

Great GE: 6 Inf, 4 Art attack> Yugo: 3 Inf, Mech, FTR (IT)
Loss IT: all units

W. GE: 6 Inf, 4 Art attack> N. IT: Inf, Tank, AA, FTR, TAC (IT)
Loss IT: all units

S. IT: Inf + Paratrooper + TAC, BMB attack> S. IT: Inf, Mech, FTR, TAC (IT)
Loss IT: all units

NON-COMB MOVE
Retreat from Smolensk: 2 Inf stay

Sub to sz 104
Sub to sz 90
Sub to sz 88

Holocaust: All romani people to camps

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USSR TURN 17 - FALL 1943

MOSCOW CONFERENCE: foreign ministers Molotov, Hull, Fu, and Eden
-Moscow declaration: Axis unconditional surrender
-Punish war criminals

PURCHASE
3 FTR, 3 TAC, BMB, 6 Tanks, 9 Inf, 4 Art

COMBAT
DNIEPER STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE

Rus: 2 Tanks, 4 Inf, 3 Art + Airborne + 3 FTR, TAC attack> Smo: 2 Inf, Tank, AA
Loss USSR: Inf, Airborne, TAC + Loss GE: all units

Bry: Tank, 4 Inf, 3 Art, + 3 FTR, TAC attack> W. Ukr: 4 Inf, Tank, AA, FTR
Loss USSR: 2 Inf, Art, TAC + Loss GE: 3 Inf
attacker retreat

Ros: Tank, 4 Inf, 3 Art + FTR, TAC attack> Ukr: Fort, Tank, 4 Inf, FTR, AA + Inf (Hun) + 2 Inf (ROM)
Loss USSR: Tank, 2 Inf, 2 Art + Loss GE: 3 Inf
attacker retreat

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JAPAN TURN 17 - FALL 1943

PURCHASE
Tranny, 2 FTR, TAC, BMB, 2 Inf, Art

COMBAT
Anhwe: Inf, Art, FTR attack> Hunan: 3 Inf + FTR (USA)
Loss JA: Inf + Loss KMT: Inf
attacker retreat

DD attack> sz 6: Sub (US)
Loss US: all units
DD attack> sz 35: Sub (US)
Loss US: all units

Andrew May is to blame after he told the Press that japanese depth charges was not set deep enogh. It is estimated that 800 US sailors died thanks to him

NON-COMB MOVE
FTR to Solomon Isl.

COLLECT INCOME - CONV DISRUPTION
Sub in sz 19 = loss 2 IPC
Sub in sz 20 = loss 2 IPC
Sub in sz 36 = loss 2 IPC
Sub in sz 44 = loss 2 IPC
Sub in sz 42 = loss 2 IPC
CV, BB, CA, DD in sz 41 = loss 4 IPC